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Flushing Town Hall receives
5,000 face masks ‘donated
with love’ from Taiwan
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Flushing Town Hall received an
extraordinary donation of 5,000 protective
face masks from Taiwan. Pauline
Huang, a longtime supporter and friend
of Flushing Town Hall, worked with
the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce
of North America (TCCNA) and the
Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce
of New York (TCCNY) to source the
masks from abroad.
“I’m originally from Taiwan,” Huang
said. “I’m so proud that our country
can do something for this community
in the United States and for an organization
that means so much to me personally.
Th ese masks are donated with
love from Taiwan.”
Joey Chiang, president of TCCNY,
along with TCCNY board members
Timothy Chung, James Pei, Steve Li,
Jeff rey Hsu and George Hu, were in
attendance when the donation was
delivered to the venue on July 7.
Huang currently serves as president
of United Custom Service, specializing
in logistics and custom service. She
also consults with the Overseas Chinese
Aff airs Commission, is an ambassador
for the Queens Botanical Garden, and is
the board chair of MuseConnect. While
Flushing Town Hall’s physical facilities
remain temporarily closed amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic, it will reopen
again once permitted and safe to do so.
“We look forward to welcoming our
audience and artists back home,” said
Ellen Kodadek, executive and artistic
director of Flushing Town Hall. “I am
proud of the virtual programming we’ve
provided online, but we very much miss
seeing everyone in person. Pauline’s
generous donation will help keep our
community safe. I’m profoundly grateful
for Pauline’s friendship and for her
dedication to the people of Queens.”
To supplant the loss of earned revenue
from ticket sales during the pandemic,
patrons and members of the
public with the ability to help are invited
to make a tax-deductible donation to
the organization’s Step Up for Flushing
Town Hall campaign. Photo courtesy of Flushing Town Hall
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